Cursive Upbol 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, headlines, elegant, personal, lively, romantic, artful, signature feel, calligraphic flair, handmade polish, display emphasis, brushy, looping, slanted, bouncy, flourished.
A slanted, brush-pen script with tapered entry and exit strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are compact and tall, with rounded bowls, tight counters, and frequent looped joins that create a continuous, rhythmic flow. Ascenders and descenders are long and expressive, and terminals often finish in soft hooks or extended swashes; cross-strokes and connections vary slightly in length and angle, reinforcing a hand-rendered feel.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display use where a handcrafted signature feel is desired—logos, boutique branding, product labels, invitations, greeting cards, and social posts. It performs best at larger sizes where the contrast and loops have room to breathe, and can be paired with a simple sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is polished yet personable—like neat, confident handwriting dressed up for display. Its flowing loops and high-contrast strokes add a romantic, boutique sensibility, while the energetic slant keeps it lively rather than formal.
Designed to capture the look of confident brush calligraphy in a clean, repeatable digital form, emphasizing expressive connections, flourish-friendly capitals, and an upscale handwritten rhythm for display-oriented typography.
Uppercase forms lean toward embellished initials with occasional dramatic loops, while lowercase maintains a consistent connective cadence that reads smoothly in words. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with rounded shapes and tapered ends that blend well in casual headline settings.